to prioritize over
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4.3
- phrasal verb
- /praɪˈɔːrɪtaɪz ˈoʊvər/
- US
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priorizar sobre
- The company decided to prioritize customer satisfaction over profits.
- prioritize work over other
Now he's almost demanding it, saying I prioritize studying over his feelings.
- Now he's almost demanding it, saying I prioritize studying over his feelings.
- And it is essentially following the same fast fashion esque model that prioritizes constant newness over real value.
- Another reason why successful women have a hard time keeping a man is because they prioritize career over relationship.
- I mean, they don't agree that you should just follow truth wherever it takes you because other things are prioritised over truth.
- Baccalaureate Snooze Fest made a great decision for our family, prioritizing sports over the church, which I think could help a lot of Americans.
- A man should always prioritize his purpose over his partner, All right?
- I can't even like prioritize my children over everyone else.
- And going being vulnerable with ourselves and then prioritizing our self respect over our self esteem.
Examples
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Many people prioritize their family life over their work commitments.
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In her career, she learned to prioritize health over ambition.
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Maybe he prioritises his brand over everything else.
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And people prioritize looking busy over getting work done.
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For this reason, we're going to be prioritizing social media efforts over email.
Blog text (22) -
As the name suggests, we prioritize the social over the individual.
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The second piece of advice that you might not want to hear is to prioritize peace over excitement.
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The European Union prioritized fighting inflation over fighting unemployment.
Academic text (1997) -
If the college continues to prioritize its reputation over the well-being of its female students, little will change.
Blog text (15) -
Can consumers trust a retailer that prioritizes sales over safety?
Blog text (25)
Synonyms
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4.1
Deal with the most important tasks first
To treat something as more important than other things
To place something in a higher rank within a group
Antonyms
How Favored
Surface Forms
Morphology
prioritize + over
The meaning is directly compositional: 'prioritize' (to give higher importance) combined with 'over' (in preference to / above) yields 'treat one thing as more important than another.' This verb + preposition pattern is a standard, cross-linguistic way to express preference or precedence, so a learner who knows the constituents will readily infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
Prioritize over combines prioritize, meaning to make something a priority, and over, meaning above, creating a picture of placing one task on top of a list so it stands above the others. So it means 'to treat one thing as more important than another'.